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Chapter XXIV
MAGNOLIA LAND. My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal. In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle. And from my exile I would dare write to the Senator. "Why not now?"
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.”
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading “My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And from my exile I would dare write to the Senator.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
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From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
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From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
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From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
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From this reading And from my exile I would dare write to the Senator.
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From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
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From this reading And from my exile I would dare write to the Senator.
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From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And from my exile I would dare write to the Senator.
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From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
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From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
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From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
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From this reading MAGNOLIA LAND.
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From this reading MAGNOLIA LAND.
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From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
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From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
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From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not now?"
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From this reading "Why not now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
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From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
except for; apart from
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And from my exile I would dare write to the Senator.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
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From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
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From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my mind I settled upon the island of Vancouver, and I resolved to go as soon as I could save money enough to buy a suit of clothes and a railway ticket to Seattle.
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My wages were small, and I saved every possible penny; I gave up smoking, slept in the stable, and rarely paid more than fifteen cents for a meal.
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From this reading "Why not now?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And from my exile I would dare write to the Senator.
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From this reading And from my exile I would dare write to the Senator.
